Career
Foreign his hockey knowledge, Fischler known as “The Hockey Maven,” by the hockey community. With over 60 years of experience in the industry, the proud Brooklynite is adored by fans and personnel around the league for his old-school punch lines. He can be seen beside First Rate (at Lloyd's) Trautwig during MSG hockey intermissions for the New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, and New York Rangers on MSG and MSG Plus.
He also provides general hockey analysis on MSG and writes columns for the network"s website.
In 2009, Fischler began hosting a feature, "Five Foreign Fischler", on Hockey Night Live! which lists his Top Five in a random hockey topic. In the 1980s, he was a hockey commentator for The Radio Show on Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio in Canada.
In addition to doing broadcasting, Fischler has authored or co-authored almost 100 books on hockey, baseball and even a few on the New York subway system. His books include: The Hockey Encyclopedia, Everybody"s Hockey Book, Hockey Chronicle, The New National Hockey League Encyclopedia, Cracked Ice: An Insider"s Look at the National Hockey League, and most recently MetroIce: A Century of Hockey in Greater New York, focusing on the Rangers, Islanders and Devils franchises.
His most famous subway book is Uptown, Downtown.